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Blue Tit

Parus caeruleus

Description:

The azure blue crown and dark blue line passing through the eye and encircling the white cheeks to the chin give the Blue Tit a very distinctive appearance. The forehead and a bar on the wing are white. The nape, wings and tail are blue; the back is yellowish green; the under parts mostly sulphur-yellow with a dark line down the abdomen. The bill is black, the legs bluish grey, and the irides dark brown. The sexes are similar, but under ultraviolet light, males have a brighter blue crown. Young Blue Tits are noticeably more yellow.

Habitat:

This is a common and popular European garden bird, due to its perky acrobatic performances when feeding on nuts or suet.

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Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Spotted on Apr 13, 2011
Submitted on Apr 13, 2011

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